Ivy Queen - Singing Career

Singing Career

Soon, DJ Negro convinced Ivy Queen to go solo and in 1997, she made her solo debut with the recording of the album En Mi Imperio for the Sony International Records featuring hits like "Como Mujer". It sold more than 100,000 copies. This album gained the '97" award, naming her "The Peoples Favorite Rap Singer", by Artista magazine. Due to the success of the album in 1998, Sony took her under their wing to launch The Original Rude Girl. This second album featured artists like Don Chezina, Alex D'Castro, Domingo Quiñones and Wyclef Jean.

Then after five years without releasing an album, Ivy's third album Diva, was released in 2003. The songs were originally written by her and performed with the participation of various artists. It featured the hit singles "Quiero Bailar" (I Want To Dance), "Quiero Saber", (I Want To Know) "Papi Te Quiero" (Daddy I Love You), "Tuya Soy" (I'm Yours) and "Guillaera". After the United States RIAA certified that Diva had sold more than 100,000 copies and went Platinum, a platinum edition of the album was released in early 2004. The update to the CD added several remixes of her most popular songs from the album. Ivy Queen's fourth album Real followed quickly and was also released in 2004. Included on the album were the singles "Angel Caido" (Fallen Angel), "Chika Ideal" (Ideal Girl) and "Dile" (Tell Her). The album featured guest artists such as Hector "El Father", Mikey Perfecto, Fat Joe, and La India. A DVD movie entitled "Ivy Queen: The Original Rude Girl" was also released in 2004 featuring concerts, music videos and interviews. Queen would finish the year by appearing on various reggaeton collaboration albums including Eddie Dee's highly acclaimed 12 Discipulos on two tracks, the intro to the album "Los 12 Discipulos" which also featured top reggaeton artist Daddy Yankee, Tego Calderon, Vico C, Zion & Lennox among others the song and "Que Es La Que Hay".

Ivy Queen then released an LP entitled Real Streets on March 29, 2005. Queens's first compilation album The Best of Ivy Queen was released the same year and was a compilation of her best work, which added 4 previously unreleased songs. On October 29, 2005 she released her fifth studio album titled Flashback. It contained three new singles "Cuéntale" (Tell Her), "Libertad" (Freedom), and "Te He Querido, Te He Llorado" (I Have Loved, I Have Cried). The following year Ivy Queen, along with Gran Omar presented the reggaeton compilation album Cosa Nostra: Hip Hop. In April 2007, Ivy Queen released her sixth studio album entitled Sentimiento. The album debuted at number 4 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, making it her highest debut ever on the chart. The lead single of the album "Que Lloren" (Cry) became a Top 10 hit on the Latin Songs chart. The second single off the album "En Que Fallamos" (In Which We Fail?) peaked at number 44 on the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart only to stay on the chart for two weeks. The third and last single, the title track was released in April 2007. Then after going Platinum, on November 20, 2007, a platinum edition was released. It featured seven new tracks along with the single "Menor Que Yo" (Younger Than Me), the ninth part of a series of sequels to Luny Tunes' smash hit "Mayor Que Yo" (Older Than Me).

After almost a year, in 2008, she released the single "Dime" (Tell Me), which was featured on her first live album Ivy Queen 2008 World Tour LIVE!. Over two years later Ivy Queen then released her seventh studio album, Drama Queen on July 13, 2010. It peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. It also managed to peak on the Billboard 200 at number 163 and Billboard Top Rap Albums at number 18. It featured two singles "La Vida Es Así" (Life Is Like That) and "Amor Puro" (Pure Love). A deluxe edition of Drama Queen was then released in late 2010, in a CD/DVD combo. On August 21, 2012, Queen's eighth studio album Musa was released. Musa debuted and peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. The album contained four singles "Peligro De Extinción" (Danger Of Extinction), "I'm Real G4 Life", "No Hay" (There Is Nothing), and "La Killer" (The Killer).